Card or tag holder



.1. CHWALIIl CARD 0R TAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1919.

1,330,684. Patented Feb. 10, 19.20.

JOHN CI-IWALA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARD on TAG HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'Feb. 10, 1920.

Application led April 7, 1919. Serial No. 288,005.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CHWALA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Card or Tag Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for holding a card, sign or the like,and adapted to be attached to a receptacle, such as a box, barrel 0r thelike, containing merchandise to be sold.

Anmportant obj ect of the invention is to provide a spring element forclamping the device upon the receptacle, this spring element being soconstructed that two springs are provided, a stiff spring, and a lightspring, the stiff spring contacting with the receptacle at a pointfarthest from the fulcruin of the spring element and the light springcontacting with the receptacle at a point near the fulcrum, both springsfunctioning to securely hold the device in place against turningmovement.

A- further object of the invention is to provide a spring clamp of theabove-mentioned character which is adjustable for engagement withobjects of di'erent sizes.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a rear side elevation of a device embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. y

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodi ment of my invention, the numeral 1() designates apreferably flat plate constituting the body portion of the tag or cardreceiving member. This plate is provided with ver- -tical longitudinalflanges 11, and a support flange or tongue 12 stamped from the plate 10,near its lower end, as shown. ,The tag or card is inserted in andbetween the anges 11, and is supported by the flange 12, as is obvious.

:Depending from the plate 10 is a preferably tapered shank 15, carryinga resilient clamp, designated as a whole by the numeral 16. This clampis formed of a heavy leaf spring 17, having a lower free end 18. Thisleaf spring is bent near its upper end to provide a horizontal shoulder19, carrying an extension 20, which is attached to the shank 15, by pinsor rivets 21, as shown.

Stamped from the material of the heavy spring 17 is a slight spring 22,having its free end 23 extending in an opposite direction from the freeend 18, as shown.

In Fig. 2, the device is shown .applied to a stationary member 24, whichmay be a portion of a box, barrel or the like. The member 24 is insertedbetween the shank 15 and the clamp 16, such member contacting with theshoulder 19. The springs 17 and 22 have their free ends contacting withthe member 24, but at widely spaced points. The free end 18 of the heavyspring contacts with the member 24 at al point remote from the elements21 or the fulcrum of the clamp, while the free end 23 of the spring 22contacts with the member 21 at a point near its fulcrum. By this meansthe difference in ystiffness 0f the two springs is properly utilized, asan increased strain 1s of course placed upon the free end 18 of the heavY spring.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as thev preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A device of the character described, comprising a card holder providedwith a shank and a heavy leaf spring secured to the shank and extendingoutwardly at right angles to the shank to form a shoulder, the free endof the heavy leaf spring being disposed at a point remote from its pointof connection with the shank, a light leaf spring stamped from the heavyleaf spring and attached thereto, near the free end of the heavy leafspring and extending longitudinally of the same, whereby its free end isdisposed near the point of connection of said leaf spring and saidmember, whereby said member may he secured to articles o" varyingthicknesses.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN CHWALA. Witnesses:

JOSEPH BENJAMIN, ARTHUR G. VOLZ.

